Song: The Bells are Ringing Album: Factory Showroom Verse: CFCF BBBBBBBBum C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound Chorus: Am F C They are persuaded by the music of the bells Am F G They're not responsible for anything they do Am F The people know Am F The way to go F G C The bells are ringing they hear the sound Fill: F Am C They hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound F Am C They hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing And everyone's walking With arms extended in a trance Forgetting their washing Neglecting the children They're dropping all businesses at hand Chorus: A voice is telling them to act a different way They tilt their heads so they won't miss what it will say And when it's so There's this to know The bells are ringing they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound Chorus: They are persuaded by the music of the bells They're not responsible for anything they do The people know The way to go The bells are ringing they hear the sound Bridge: F C A girl with cotton in her ears F G Is shielded from the bells' effect A As if by hidden signal, Dm The people turn to face her F One thousand eyes are staring G C They pull away her earplugs Verse: The bells are pealing And they're revealing The simple key to happiness It isn't evil It isn't good It's only what the people miss Chorus: The bells explain what they've been lacking all along They were disorganized and that was what was wrong And now they know The way to go The bells are ringing they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound ( Drum Outro )